Hello. I have just joined, so I am new to this site. I am researching my family and have come across my third grandmother, who was born on a ship, en route from Ireland to South Africa. I have only her name and her birth year, no other information has been forthcoming. Is there anyone who could possibly point me in a direction to research more about her and her family? She was born in 1846, her name is Anna Sophia Ellis. She married in South Africa and had one son, Patrick Henry Vosloo.
Thank you
Helena
HelenaDST
Thursday 14th Jan 2021, 10:09AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Helena,
Do you know the name of the ship on which she was born? Her mother's name must be recorded somewhere in the ships log. What was her religion. The name "Ellis" was in many parts of Ireland in the 1840's.
Good Luck with your search.
Regards,
McCoy
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Do you have her parents names from a marriage or death certificate?
Do you know the name and flag of the ship she was born on? (If it was a British registered ship then the birth might be recorded in the Marine births records in England).
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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Hi,
I couldn't find anything on Anna in Ireland or England.
So I searched for her son and got this.....................
There is a tree in familysearch.org with Johanna Dorathea Ellis married to Christiaan Vosloo.
They have three children and one is Patrick Hendrick Vosloo.
It is Johanna's Grandfather that was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Christiaan Vosloo (1839–Deceased), Johanna Dorothea Ellis (1843–Deceased) | Landscape View | Family Tree | FamilySearch
Cheers
MargotMargot
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Thank you all for your replies. I have no other information. Only her names and birth surname and the year she was born. Her husband's name is a common one in the Vosloo clan and so is her son's name. I have explored all options available to me on the South African sites. I have explored the passenger lists from UK, however, the amazing group who started the lists, was only able to start from 1850. I found a Mary Ann Ellis and an Edmund Ellis, who sailed to Port Natal in South Africa, but no further information. Margot, thank you. The names Johanna Dorothea, runs deep in our family. They were my mother's names and her mother's too. the daughter of my great grandfather, Patrick Henry Vosloo. I am now researching page by page, the birth and death notices on the Family search site, hoping for a hit on either Christiaan or Anna Sophia. I know that Christiaan was born before 1845 and passed before 1925. His parents were Arnoldus Francois Vosloo and Margaretha Christina Vosloo (Cloete).
Again, I appreciate your input.
Helena
HelenaDST